Seeing a gynecologist after a hysterectomy

I'm 66 now and had a complete hysterectomy (uterus, ovaries, cervix) when I was 41. My gynecologist told me after my last post-surgery checkup that there wasn't any reason to continue to have pelvic exams, so I just started going to a family practice doctor after that.

The other day I was referred to a gynecologist for an issue I was having and she asked when my last pelvic exam was, so I told her this story. She said it's still good to have a pelvic exam to make sure there are no problems with my vagina. Plus they do breast exams (which hasn't happened for years at the family practitioners I've gone to).

So, my question is how many of you still get an annual exam from a gynecologist? And does that replace the annual checkup at the regular doctor?